Heel for boots or shoes.



No. 7l)2,|37,` Patented .lune I0, |902,

.1. H. JVAcKsoN. HEEL FUR B'TS 0R SHOES.

(Application lad Mar. 27, 1901.)

(lo Model.)

UNITED Sii/xfree P'ATNT Ormes. f

JOSEPH H. JACKSON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

HEEL FOR BOOTS OR SHO-ES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 702,137, dated'l'une 10, 1902.

Application and umh 27.

To all whom t may concern: IBe it known that I, JOSEPH H. JACKSON, a

citizen ofthe United States, residing atfChi-4 cago, in the county of Cook'and State of Il li-f nois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Heels for iBoots orShoes, of which the following is a specification.

The heels of boots and shoes as now made wear away at the rear'portion in use,renderin g the heel unsightly,unbecoming,and inconvenient to the wearer of the boot or shoe.

The object of my invention is to construct a heel havinga portion thereof adapted to be revolved or turnedas the edge is worn away,

so as to present a full edge for the rear of the heel, thereby maintainingtheheel in presentable condition and with a full face for use; and the invention consists inthe features `of construction and combination of'parts' hereinafter described and claimed'. u'

In the drawings illustratiniglthe invention,-v

Figure 1 is a side elevation of ashoe, showingl my improvedheel attached thereto; Fig. 2, a

bottom or under face View of the top or upper section or division of my improved heel; Fig. 3, a longitudinal section ofthe top or upper section or divisionof theheelyFignfl, a longi'" tudinal section of thebottom `or lower section 'or division of the heel; Fig. 5, au elevation showing the two connecting-platesfor'tlie upper and lower sections or divisions of the heel; and Fig. 6, a face .view of the plate -for vthe lower section'or division of the heel, with the center tubular neckV in section.

The heel of my invention is of the general character of heels for boots and shoes, except that it is made in two" sectionsor divisions.;V The section or division Ais formed of layers v of leather a., as usual, and the section or division Bis likewise formed of layers of leather b, as shown in Figs-1 and 4. The under or bottom face of the section or division A has secured thereto asplate C, of metal or other suitable material, which plate in the construction shownl has wings or extensions c, extending to the sides of the heel, as shown in Fig. 2, andears c', running-fore'and 'aft of the heel, andthe plate as awhole is attached to its section or division of the heel by nails Vor brads c2, so as to be held irnilyin position on the under face or bottom of the heel section or 'divi sion and embedded its full thickness into the 1901. ,serial No. 53,026. no @gaat material of the heel, ashshown in Fig. 8. The lowei` section or division 'B of the heel has attached to itsupper face va'plate D, of metal or other 'suitable material,1and, as shown, the

'periphery of the plate has prongs d standing radially therefromi when. the plate is first formed, as shown'inFig. 6, which prongs can be turned so as to stand at right angles to the body of the plate andgbe forced through the layers b of the heel'section or division, attaching the plate to the heel section or division securely, as shownnFig'. 4:, and when attached have the'body of the plate embedded in the material of the heel section or division. The

Lplate D has a central tubular neck or stud D' attached thereto in any suitable manner, and having a circumferential rim or flange d at its outer end,'as shown in Figs. 4 and 5.

The plate'Chas a central opening or hole C` for the passage of the tubular neck or stud D', and after theneck or stud has been en-k tered through theop'ening or hole its outer end is turned to form the circumferential rim tor flange. The body ofthe plate G adjacent to the opening or hole C has 'therein a series of notches e, formed by cutting the metal of the plate on one side and one end to form a non-engaging cam-face and then forcing the cut portion away from the body ofthe plate, so as to form an engaging face and leave a catch-opening foreach forced-away cut portion of the body. .The face of the plate D, which when the two plates are togetherabuts against the face of the plate C, has thereon around the tubular neck or stud a series of projections or catches f, adapted to engage lwiththe notches e and lock the plateD from turning-in one direction entire'lyg'butpermittingof vtljiesturning of the plate in the opposite direction with the application of a lateral pressure sufficient to cause the non-engaging or cam faces of the notches to press against the non-engaging or camvface of the recesses,

and thereby force the'v notches out of the re- Ico tions or catches in engagement with the re-f ceiving-not'ches, retaining the two plates togeth'er and against the turning of the lower or under plate and its section or division of the heel except by the application of a little force.

The upper section or division A of the heel at its under side is cut away, so as to form a 5 circular recess E at the front, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, into which recess when the heel is completed the lower section ordivision thereof is entered, and the upper portion or division of the heel has extending into its body a recess or opening F of sufficient depth and diameter to receive the tubular neck or stud of the plate D and the retaining-springs g when the parts of the heel are together. The recess E leaves on each side of the heel for the upper portion points which would break down in use, and to support these points and prevent the breaking down the side extensions or wings chave guard-plates h attached to the ends of the wings or extensions and adapted to receive the ends of the heel-points and support the same in use. The plate or disk D, as shown, has its body cut away in places, leaving openings t' for the purpose of lightening the plate or disk.

The two plates or disks C and D are placed together with the tubular neck or stud D inthe opening C', and the flange or rim cl is then formed on the tubular stem or stud, and

before placing the plates or disks togetherthe attaching-nails c2 are entered in the holes therefor in the side wings c and the ears c', so that by driving the nails into the body of the heel section or division A the two plates or disks will be attached to the heel section ordivision. The plate or disk D before being engaged with the plate or disk C has its section or division of the heel formed thereon by attaching the layers of the heel section or division to the plates by the points CZ or otherwise, and when the plate C is attached to the heel section or division A the heel section or division B is attached, completing the heel, such section or division lying in the recess E therefor inthe section or division A and be- ;5 ing held in the recess so as to be free to turn in one direction and to be held in engagement by the notches and catches of the two plates or disks. The heel section or division B, attached by the plate or disk D, is free to be go turned, so that as the rear edge of the section or division wears away the section or division can be turned around toward the inner side of the shoe, so as to present a full edge to the rear, and as this newly-presented edge wears J5 away the section or division can be again turned in the same direction, so as to present another 'new edge for wearing away, and this operation can be repeated until the entire edge of the section or division B of the heel o has been worn away, thus presenting a full edge at the rear of the heel for a long period of wear for the boot or shoe. The plates C andD are to be madein pairs,with the notches and catches of one pair of plates running in 5 one direction and the notches and catches of the other pair of plates running in the opposite direction, by which arrangement the two pair of plates become right and left as re-` gards their application to the heel, so that the section or division which is changed will always turn-toward the inner side of the shoe for each heel, thereby carrying the worn portion of the heel within the body of the heel, where itI will be out of sight, thus presenting, in effect, a full edge to the heel on the rear and outer side. The device is very simple, and when the two plates or disks thereof are attached to their respective sections or divisions of the heel and the heel is attached to the boot or shoe the presentation made is that ofan ordinary heel for a boot or shoe as regards outward appearance. The attachment of the two plates or disks ot' one section or,

division of the heel to the other section or division can be easily made, and when the two parts of the heel are'together one part will be fixed and the part which receives the wear will be movable, so that it can be turned to carry the worn edge out of sight, thus preserving the appearance of the heel for a long period of time.

That I regard as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A heel for boots and shoes made of an upper section or division and a lower section or division, a plate having therein a hole and being ixedly attached to one of the sections or divisions and provided on its face with a series of recesses formed by cutting tongues in the plate and bending the same back from the body of the plate to leave theV cut end faces of the recesses free and to provide the back faces with a beveled or cam surface, a companion plate iixedly attached to the other section or division provided with an outwardly-flanged stem or stud entered into the hole of the other plate and being further provided with a series of fixedly and perma nently attached lugs projecting into and engaging with the series of recesses when the two sections of the heel are in engagement, and a spring outside of the stem or stud contacting with the flange thereon to normally hold the two sections of the heel into engagement and to normally hold the series of lugs into engagement with the cut end faces of the series of recesses but allowing of lateral movement in one direction upon the application of suiiicient lateral pressure to force the nonengaging faces of the lugs against the beveled or cam faces of the recesses, thereby compressing the spring and releasing the catch, .substantially as described.

2. A heel for boots and shoes made of an upper section or division angular at its forward side curving at its rear side and having its lower rear portion cut away, provided with a semicircular recess in its lower forward portion and a circular recess in its upper body a lower section or division fitting into the se1nicircular recess in the lower forward portion of the upper section or division, a plate fixedly attached to the upper section or division and having at its outer side edges guard- IOC IIO

plates to protect the leather ofthe forward portion of the upper section or division and provided with aseries of recessesl beveled fon theirback or 'non-engaging faces to form camsrfaces, a companionv plate flxedly attached to the lower section or division and provided with an outwardly-flanged stem vor stud en-v v tered into the -hole ofthe other 'plate and the recess in thebody of .the upper section or di- Vision and being further provided with a series of xedly and permanently attachedl lugs -beveled on their back or non-en.,fagingl faces to form camsnrfaces, projecting into and en'-v gaging with the seriesof recesses when the two sections of the heel are in engagement,l

and a spring outside `of the stem'or stud and described.

contacting with` the 'flange thereon to nor'- mally hold the two sections of the heel in en# .Ifagement and to normally hold 'the series-of lugs in engagement with the series of recesses but allowing of lateral movement in one'directionfuponfthe application of sufficient lat-y eral ypressure rto forcethe back or non-engaging faces of the lugs against the" beveled or i ,cam faces of the recesses to compress the springand release thecatchgs'ubstantially as JosEPHH. JACKSON. Witnesses: I I

SAMUEL W; BANNING,

` l'lHoMAs A. BANNING. 

